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Are IDEs mostly bloatware? (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by bullshitter@programming.dev to c/ask_experienced_devs@programming.dev

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Hi experienced devs , I am a beginner programmer. I mostly use code completion and go-to source , and rename function and objects, code-pretty. Other features not so much. What features do you use often And what features are not that useful in an IDE and can be considered bloat? P.S.- Which is that one feature that you can't live without?( sorry for sounding like tiktok wannabe)

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[–] flumph@programming.dev 1 points 11 months ago

I mean, define bloatware?

A piece of software can use a lot of system resources without being bloatware if it provides user value commiserate with the resource demand.

Aside from a browser, my IDE provides everything I need to develop software. Terminal, debugger, http client, linter, test runner, prettier, code assist, db client, ftp client, git ui, search tool with indexes, etc.

Could I install ten smaller pieces of software to accomplish the same things and only run them when I need them? Sure. But why? I'm lucky to have a decent machine that runs fine with Chrome, Zoom, Slack, Docker Desktop, and four IDE instances open.